Lee County Urban Farm Tour

Corey Perrine/Staff TJ Cannamella, owner of Buckingham Farms talks to a tourist who asked about his irrigation techniques Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Jerry Beck photographs a tomato plant at Buckingham Farms Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Jerry Beck passes by a puddle on a tour at Buckingham Farms Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff The Univeersity of Florida's Roy Beckford speaks to patrons after visiting and thanking the operators at the Umbuzi Farm Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Phillis Williams smiles after thanking the staff of the Umbuzi Farm Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Manager Jim Ellis explains the receiving process of raw goat milk at Umbuzi Farm Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Nubian goats are anxious to eat pods Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Dave Munro claps as Mike Greenwell is thanked for the tour Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Tourists look through windows to view the sterile milking facility Feb. 20, at Umbuzi Farm 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Baby Nubian goats attract customers Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Tourists leave the bus at the Umbuzi Farm Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Nancy Heriegel makes notations on the bus after each farm visited Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Condensation from air conditioning is seen on the window of a tour bus Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff James Fleshman uses his smart phone at Buckingham Farms Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff A bear is placed near baskets as a joke at Buckingham Farms Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Patrons are seen leaving for the bus at Buckingham Farms Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Patrons pass dragon fruit Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Carl Ball, left, and Edna Ball tour a farm on a tractor-pulled trailer at 31 Produce & Mining Co. Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Ken Henderson looks for strawberries to pick at 31 Produce & Mining Co. Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff A purple hull pea, also known as a Texas pinkeye, is shown by farm hand Jesus Ortiz Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Phil Bartlett looks at an assortment of jams and spreads at 31 Produce & Mining Co. Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Patrons are seen perusing the sales area at 31 Produce & Mining Co. Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff A vintage tractor is used as nostalgic decor at 31 Produce & Mining Co. Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Antlers are wait to be sold at 31 Produce & Mining Co. Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.

Corey Perrine/Staff Patrons are seen silhouetted at 31 Produce & Mining Co. Feb. 20, 2013 in Fort Myers, Fla. A bus full of agricultural enthusiasts toured four farms most of the day starting at 31 Produce & Mining Co., Umbuzi Experimental Farm, LLC, Buckingham Farms and concluding with Routes Heritage Urban Food Hub. The event, The Annual Lee County Urban Farm Tour, was headed by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences on a sold out $60 per person event. Participants were offered farm rides, pet goats, toured grounds, were offered lunch, given samples, purchased produce and asked questions along the way.